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WFPS Highlights NEVADA (NALS) Trent Keenan & Greg Phillips – Current mem-
bership is 287. Great Basin College continues to see good
from the enrollment numbers and the College of Southern Nevada (CSN)
has received initial authorization for a new land surveying 4 year
Western States degree program. NALS continues to publish, print, and mail four
issues a year of the Nevada Traverse. NALS will celebrate their
50 year anniversary this year and has planned several special
The Western Federation of Professional events/programs. NALS continues to focus on outreach and has
Surveyors (WFPS) held a Board of Directors meeting on February participated in multiple job fairs, STEM fairs, and career technical
17, 2023 at the Grand Davenport Hotel in Spokane, WA. education (CTE) events this year. The new Governor has issued
an Executive Order requesting every licensing board eliminate
ALASKA (ASPLS) Gary Gervelis – ASPLS Chapters are hosting at least ten requirements for licensure. More information about
virtual statewide meetings on a rotating basis. This reduces the NALS can be found on their website NvLandSurveyors.org
workload for chapter officers and allows members from across
the state to network. Plans are underway for a joint conference NEW MEXICO (NMPS) Roxanne Nimmer & Diego Sisneros –
with HLSA in Hawaii in 2023. More information about APLS can NMPS held their first conference since the pandemic on October
20-22, 2022. The New Mexico Board of Registration now has
be found on their website AlaskaPLS.org filled all three of the LS positions on the Board. More information
about NMPS can be found on their website NMPS.org
ARIZONA (APLS) Mike Fondren – Current membership is 390, an
increase from the last quarter. The 2023 Conference will be held UTAH (UCLS) Mike Nadeau – Current membership is 335. The
virtually on April 20-22 and APLS will rejoin Nevada and WestFed UCLS Conference will be held February 8-10, 2023 in St. George.
in 2024 in Las Vegas. The AZ-YSN has been actively participating UCLS is currently exploring the potential of introducing legisla-
in outreach events including job fairs, career technical education tion for Right of Entry for Surveyors. UCLS Standards and Ethics
events, and more. More information about APLS can be found on Committee has completed a draft of the condominium guide. The
their website AzPLS.org guide has been sent to the UCLS Board for review and adoption.
UCLS has a new membership fee structure. More information
COLORADO (PLSC) Todd Beers – Current membership is 421. about UCLS can be found on their website UCLS.org
PLSC continues to actively participate in Quality Based Selec-
tion (QBS) meetings. Board of Registration will be going through WASHINGTON (LSAW) Ben Petersen and Desi Schilling – Cur-
sunset review process beginning in September 2023. PLSC rent membership is 813, an increase over last quarter. The 2023
will host a Capitol Hill Day at the Colorado state capital during Conference is Spokane was well attended. The 2024 Conference
National Surveyors Week. PLSC continues outreach efforts in- will be held at the Tulalip Resort & Casino. LSAW supported Board
cluding reaching out to real estate and title companies, middle of Registration proposed changes relative to license comity. De-
schools, high school and guidance counselors. More information partment of Natural Resources is proposing an increase for filing
about PLSC can be found on their website PLSC.net and recording fees from $64 to $100. LSAW is working with Kris
Kline to update the Washington Common Law publication that
HAWAII (HLSA) Joanne Williamson – Current membership is 119. was originally published in 2009. More information about LSAW
A joint conference with ASPLS in Hawaii is planned for March 16- can be found on their website LSAW.org
17, 2023. Right of Entry legislation is being introduced by Senator WYOMING (PLSW) John Lee – Current membership is 124.
Kouchi. Plans are in the works for Surveying Geomatics class for PLSW held a fall forum in November featuring Dennis Mouland.
UH Manoa in the Fall of 2023. Hawaii Community College is con- The University of Wyoming has in place a minor in land survey-
sidering making the Geomatics & GIS certificate available again to ing and a land surveying certificate program. Information about
students in 2023. More information about HLSA can be found on PLSW can be found on their website PLSW.org
their website HLSAhawaii.org
WFPS FUNDAMENTAL OF SURVEYING (FS) EXAM
IDAHO (ISPLS) Austin Ishino – Current membership 243. ISPLS STUDY COURSE
Conference will be held March 13-16 in Boise, ID. A new Execu-
tive Director and management company has been hired. More WFPS online Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Study Course in-
information about ISPLS can be found on their new website cludes approximately 16 hours of videos and a manual. The pro-
IdahoPLS.org gram not only helps to bring affordable study resources to future
Surveyors but also generates revenue for our state association
MONTANA (MARLS) Russ Kluesner and Dick Smith – Current members. To date, WFPS shared over $3000 in profits with our
membership 426, an increase from last quarter. Montana has es- state association members. Information on the program can be
tablished a Young Surveyors Network (MT YSN). Ongoing efforts found at WFPS.org
continue to update the MARLS Standards of Practice manual.
The 3rd Edition of the Montana Subdivision and Surveying Laws WESTFED EDITOR’S FORUM
Digest has been published and is available free of charge to cur- WFPS continues to host an Editors Forum to share information
rent MARLS members, and for sale to non-members. MARLS is and exchange ideas for building better magazines. For informa-
currently working on updating their bylaws.More information can tion, please email the WFPS Executive Office at admin@wfps.org
be found on their website MARLS.com

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